Troy, PatrickColes, Rita C2017-05-012017-05-012018073151100X1035-3828http://hdl.handle.net/1885/116257This paper reviews the development of four main threads of housing policy in New South Wales from the latter part of the nineteenth century through the first forty years of the twentieth century. Through a discussion of the social and political circumstances and debate surrounding government policy regarding landlord/tenant relations, housing quality and supply, and owner occupancy; it argues that policy evolution is irregular and a product of the exigencies of the political process. It also argues that although government policy did little to improve the housing situation for the underprivileged, there was nevertheless a growing acceptance by both Labor and conservative parties of the increased need for government intervention in the housing market.v, 40 pagesapplication/pdfen-AUAuthor/s retain copyright307.760994HT101.U87Urban policy -- AustraliaUrban renewal -- AustraliaHousing -- Australia199010.4225/13/590a51a2eb76eCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Australia (CC BY-NC 3.0 AU)